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...Swan Lake, The Nutcracker Suite, Scheherazade, and the Grand Pas de Deux from Don Quixote all combined to prove one thing: that the Ballet Russe no longer has the outstanding prima ballerinas which once made it the greatest company in the world. They have instead a group of young and graceful principals, many of whom are technically excellent, but none of whom have the faculty of complete abandonment which makes for inspiring classical ballet...
...first work that the Company performed in its entirety may have added to the audience's enjoyment, but in any event, the Pas de Deux and the dancers' individual variations were the high points of the evening. Yvette Chauvire and Leon Danielian also did a fine job as the Swan Queen and the Prince in Swan Lake, but for anyone who has seen the Sadler's Wells full-length production, the Ballet Russe's version is always a frustrating experience...
...other three C.C.A. members, Hyman Pill, Chester A. Higley, and W. Donnison Swan '19, wish to see Atkinson reappointed. One independent Councillor, John W. Lynch, also has supported him publically...
Grownups got Bastien and Bastienne, a one-act operetta composed when Mozart was twelve; a mime and dance based on Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; a playlet, Mozart Visits the Empress; and a ballet, The Dying Swan, featuring a puppet Pavlova to music by Saint...
...majority depended on the number of second and third votes gained by W. Donnison Swan '17 under the proportional representation system--an unpredictable source of strength to say the least. Swan happened to pile up just enough of those votes to win last position among the nine successful candidates, thus assuring the CCA of a precarious majority. The CCA was not so lucky in the School Committee contest, where it won only two seats...